Coach World Ranking · Week 45, 2026

Best English Managers - Last 12 Months

Coach rating gained from 3 Nov 2025 to 1 Nov 2026 · 36 ranked managers from England

Managers from England - last 12 months

+/− vs Week 44
# World +/− Manager Club Gained Matches Coach rating
125up 19Lee JohnsonLommel SK+47.116#114
234newJames MorrisonWest Bromwich Albion+42.828#207
397up 56John MousinhoPortsmouth+27.748#431
4152up 21Gary O'NeilIpswich Town+20.937#759
5254down 118Phil ParkinsonWrexham+12.449#456
6257up 297Chris WilderSheffield United+12.047#147
7283up 8Matt Bloomfieldlast club: Oxford United+10.322#336
8289up 330Frank LampardCoventry City+10.145#180
9329down 83Craig HarrisonThe New Saints+8.236#131
10344down 136Steven SchumacherBolton Wanderers+7.214#231
11370down 41Luke Williamslast club: Peterborough United+5.53#927
12372down 90Tony MowbrayBlackburn Rovers+5.315#667
13375down 1Ryan Lowelast club: Wigan Athletic+5.11#709
14376newMichael DuffBradford City+5.11#630
15411up 2Roy Hodgsonlast club: Bristol City+3.47#341
16421down 62Michael CarrickManchester United+3.030#449
17484up 3Gary BowyerBurton Albion+0.22#517
18496up 3Paul WarneMilton Keynes Dons−0.32#958
19504up 3Leam RichardsonReading−0.41#971
20548up 4Sean Dychelast club: Nottingham Forest−1.821#58
21563up 92Tom CleverleyPlymouth Argyle−2.21#813
22567up 127Liam Manninglast club: Norwich City−2.32#940
23581down 8Gareth AinsworthGillingham−2.91#931
24668down 36Michael BealeSV Zulte Waregem−6.99#713
25672up 71Ryan Masonlast club: West Bromwich Albion−7.213#725
26746down 84Mark RobinsStoke City−11.149#338
27757up 140Eddie Howelast club: Newcastle United−11.543#45
28809up 165Liam RoseniorParis FC−13.941#248
29819down 1Gary Williamslast club: IFK Mariehamn−14.38#769
30825up 7John CarverRadomiak Radom−14.922#838
31927up 20Scott Parkerlast club: Burnley−21.925#309
32951up 3Nestor El Maestrolast club: Anorthosis Famagusta−24.56#932
33954down 201John EustaceDerby County−25.446#570
341009up 19Wally DownesLions Gibraltar−35.026#889
351021up 5Gary Rowettlast club: Leicester City−39.523#508
361031down 14Paul Heckingbottomlast club: Preston North End−47.440#913

Gained - how much their coach rating changed over their rated matches of the last 52 weeks: their rating now minus their rating a year ago. It ranks change, not level, so a manager climbing out of a bad spell can top it with a modest coach rating. Matches - rated matches in those 52 weeks. Coach rating - their place in the main ranking. Only ranked managers (30+ rated matches) are listed; once they reach 30, every match in the window counts.

Managers of English nationality, wherever they work. # - position in this list. World and +/− - the world table and its change since last week. These pages show the current week only; past weeks are in the world archive.

Rankings by nationality

nationalities with at least 5 ranked managers this week
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